The specific simulated environment that will be created has not been mentioned before, but Li Wei can guess that it definitely won't be a sunny and pleasant occasion...

Otherwise, it wouldn't have any testing significance, right?

However, Li Wei didn't expect that it would be such a high-class setting where they were thrown directly into the desert...

Li Wei took a breath and quickly looked around, but all he saw was an expanse of rolling yellow sand, with hardly any landmarks to distinguish the direction.

Only in the distance, there was a towering silver-white tower that seemed to stretch into the clouds. Needless to say, this should be the teleportation tower.

Of course, there was no need for the teleportation tower to be built so tall. Most likely it was just to prevent the students from getting lost.

But considering that all of this is likely simulated by the environment simulation system, the actual teleportation tower could be just a few meters high.

Of course, these are not the focus. The main point is that the goal is very clear now, as long as they move in the direction of the teleportation tower.

Li Wei reached into his student uniform and took out a blue coin the size of a bottle cap. This is the energy token to activate the teleportation tower. At least ten of them need to be collected to be able to activate the teleportation tower and move to the next area.

"The goal is clear, but what do we do next?"

Li Wei asked for the opinions of his three teammates, and Vera was the first to speak.

"Of course, we should first look for the alchemy puppets and collect enough energy tokens..."

Without enough energy tokens, even if they reach the teleportation tower, they wouldn't be able to use it and could even be attacked by elite guards.

So theoretically, it would be best to collect the energy tokens first and then quickly proceed to the teleportation tower for a swift victory.

However, Clair had a completely different opinion, "Hey, this sounds too troublesome. Who knows where those alchemy puppets are? It's a hassle to search around!"

"...If we don't search, do you expect the energy tokens to come to us voluntarily? Um..."

Vera was about to retort when she suddenly realized Clair's idea. Sure enough, she saw a mischievous smile on Clair's face as she raised her thumb and spoke.

"Yes, why do we have to collect the tokens ourselves? Let others do it for us and then we can just take over all at once~"

"As expected, this is a response that suits your personality..." Li Wei shrugged. He knew his previous judgement was correct. The most unstable factor is human nature, compared to the rules on paper.

However, the very bad point was that his childhood friend was probably the most unstable person among the sixty students participating in the training this time!

"Wait, wait a minute, Clair's idea is to directly snatch other students' energy tokens, right?"

"I personally suggest that Eris, you get used to it as soon as possible. I think this is the characteristic of our team~"

After noticing Vera's agreeing expression, Li Wei patted Eris on the shoulder and comforted her in this way, although this content had nothing to do with the actual comfort.

"Um..."

Eris clearly understood that the main combat power of this team was Clair and Vera. Since they both agreed to do it this way, Li Wei and Eris' opinions didn't matter.

No, that's not entirely true, because if Li Wei insisted, at least Clair would obey Li Wei's opinion.

But the problem was, Li Wei didn't plan to oppose Clair's suggestion at all. He was already on the winning side, why would he go against the leader?

So, Eris pinned her hopes on Vera instead. After all, the combat power of the alchemy puppets could be anticipated, and they were just simple AI-controlled objects, not difficult to deal with.

But dealing with live human beings was a completely different situation, accidents could happen at any time.

Therefore, Eris naturally hoped to target the alchemy puppets and collect the energy tokens in a secure manner. This was also the choice of most ordinary people.

Unfortunately...

"I also agree with Clair's suggestion. Indeed, it would be more efficient to do it this way. Besides, we are students of the Officer Academy. Shouldn't we be afraid of competition?"

"..."

Alright, now Eris completely resigned herself. She nodded helplessly, "Okay, I will do my best to not hold you back..."

Up to this point, the goal has been determined: to directly snatch the energy vouchers from other students. So, how can we quickly and efficiently lock onto our targets?

"Well, of course we go straight to the teleportation tower. No matter what, all teams will eventually go to the tower once they have collected ten energy vouchers. So, we just need to wait for the delivery," Clair said calmly as she waved her hand.

"What about the elite guards near the teleportation tower?" Eris asked cautiously.

"If we encounter them, we just run away. The teacher said that the elite guards constantly roam around and they shouldn't chase after a single team. As long as we escape a certain range, we shouldn't be attacked," Clair replied confidently.

After all, the elite guards were likely alchemical puppets, acting according to predetermined AI logic. If we can predict the opponent's actions based on their logical patterns, the real danger lies with our fellow classmates who don't follow any logic. Who knows how many heroes are hiding among the sixty students.

But of course, if we only calculate combat power, Li Wei's group should be the strongest. Although they have two burdens, Clair and Vera's combat abilities should make up for it...

After all, the entire test is supposed to end in the afternoon, so even though the teleportation tower seems far away, it should only take a couple of hours to reach it.

"Oh, we can already see it clearly. It should take another ten minutes or so to get there," Clair observed, judging the approximate distance.

Just as she finished speaking, a sand dune beside Clair suddenly exploded. Amidst the flying sand, a humanoid puppet made entirely of stone emerged from the dune. It swung its fist, the size of a sandbag, and charged towards the four of them!

The stone puppet moved, causing sand and stones to whirl and roll beneath its feet. Its two arms swung like the punches of a powerful boxer.

Though the movements appeared comical, the power and momentum were real. It was like a roaring tank, ready to smash anything in its path to pieces.

In that instant, Eris instinctively shouted, "Clair, be careful!"

However, despite being the closest to the alchemical puppet, Clair remained calm and composed. She reached for her waist and made a "grip" gesture with her hand.

As a cluster of light gathered in her palm, she drew out a silver-white single-handed knight's sword.

The next moment, a clear footprint appeared on the sandy ground. Clair exerted force with her feet and her body quickly vanished, leaving behind several afterimages that converged on the stone puppet from all directions.

As the dozen or so bright sword lights converged, the movements of the alchemical puppet suddenly froze...

...the next moment, the alchemical puppet's head fell to the ground with a thud, and a shining blue coin dropped out from its head.